Florida amaranth

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species:
A. floridanus
Binomial name
Amaranthus floridanus
(S.Watson) Sauer

Amaranthus floridanus, the Florida amaranth, is a flowering plant endemic to Florida.[2][3]

Amaranthus floridanus flowers from late spring to fall and can grow up to 1.5 m in height. It usually grows in moist places, near dunes, swamps, marshes, or in disturbed habitats.[4]

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Amaranthus floridanus". NatureServe Explorer Amaranthus floridanus. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
  2. "PLANTS Profile for Amaranthus floridanus (Florida amaranth)". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. "Amaranthus floridanus". Atlas of Florida Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. "Amaranthus floridanus". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.


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